D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ...
D-unit wrote:

Dear MS (Bill)

Can I get a refund on my copy Vista?

I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like.
An OS shouldn't do that.


I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all.
I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I
wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out.


I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know.

db

VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an
appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use.

Bet you're not.


Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2.

Holy crikey.

My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded.
(again my fault)

I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to use. Its like
trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together.

db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint"






Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick
or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper
amount of member does a better job handling several open apps
simultaneously?

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at
the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program,
and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these
apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of
the apps crash.

Try that with XP.

Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.


Cheers.

HK wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
D-unit wrote:

Dear MS (Bill)

Can I get a refund on my copy Vista?

I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like.
An OS shouldn't do that.


I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all.
I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I
wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out.


I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know.

db

VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an
appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use.

Bet you're not.


Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2.

Holy crikey.

My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded.
(again my fault)

I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to
use. Its like
trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together.

db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint"






Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick
or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper
amount of member does a better job handling several open apps
simultaneously?

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at
the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program,
and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these
apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of
the apps crash.

Try that with XP.

Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.


Cheers.



Harry,
I thought you said you sold all your digital cameras and was only going
to shot film

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
D-unit wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
D-unit wrote:

Dear MS (Bill)

Can I get a refund on my copy Vista?

I hate it. Its slow, locks up and does things I don't like.
An OS shouldn't do that.


I just want to run applications as fast as possible. Thats all.
I wouldn't install this bloatware on my work machines unless I
wanted to loose my job and was looking for a way out.


I bought Vista, my stoopid, I know.

db

VISTA isn't slow if you are running the right processor and an
appropriate amount of memory for the applications you use.

Bet you're not.


Apparently not. I have 1 gig of mem, I think you suggested at least 2.

Holy crikey.

My Gateway should have never come with it pre-loaded.
(again my fault)

I figured since it was on there, it should like...be fun/exciting to
use. Its like
trying to run a marathon with your shoe laces tied together.

db~gimme a C:\ "a keyboard.....how quaint"






Memory is cheap. Find out what you have in there and add another stick
or two so you have 2 gigs. Were you aware that VISTA with the proper
amount of member does a better job handling several open apps
simultaneously?

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and
at the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email
program, and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all
these apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and
none of the apps crash.

Try that with XP.

Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there
are some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon
as some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and
I'll build a new 64-bit box.


Cheers.



Harry,
I thought you said you sold all your digital cameras and was only going
to shot film

Wrong again, SFB.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:


Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.

Yeah, it about time Windows caught up. I've been running a true 64 bit system for several
years now. Linux ;-)

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at
the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program,
and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these
apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of
the apps crash.

Try that with XP.

Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.

What apps you use should always drive the OS decision.
And *most* new software will be developed with Vista in mind.
XP will be good for many more years for most people,
but if I was buying a PC/Laptop with 64 bit processor, I'd chose
Vista as the "free" OS to bundle in.
At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or
less compelled to go to Vista anyway.

--Vic

On Oct 29, 5:59 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at
the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program,
and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these
apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of
the apps crash.

Try that with XP.

Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.

What apps you use should always drive the OS decision.
And *most* new software will be developed with Vista in mind.
XP will be good for many more years for most people,
but if I was buying a PC/Laptop with 64 bit processor, I'd chose
Vista as the "free" OS to bundle in.
At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or
less compelled to go to Vista anyway.

--Vic- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Of course dual boot is still an option but you have to do Vista first.

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:18:43 -0000,
wrote:


Of course dual boot is still an option but you have to do Vista first.

All kinds of options if you want to play with it. I think there are
virtual managers that can handle 3 or 4 OS's.
My brother does something like that.
But my son has multiple boxes, and software emulators.
If something doesn't want to be emulated, he runs it on the
appropriate box. He has about 6 PC's.
On his 64 bit box he loaded XP 32-bit, XP 64-bit, then Vista 64 bit,
in that order. Different partitions.
When he boots he sees the Vista boot manager, which asks if wants to
load Vista or earlier OS's (XP's)
He also has a 32-bit box with XP and Vista. XP has to be installed
first.
Anyway, he needs Vista to run Halo II. You can't run it without
Vista, as they ported it to Vista only.

--Vic

wrote:
On Oct 29, 5:59 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:38:49 -0400, HK wrote:

I can run Adobe Bridge CS3 and Photoshop CS3, working on photos, and at
the same time run my web browser actively, along with my email program,
and my word processor, and switch between the apps almost
instantaneously. If I also try to burn a DVD at the same time all these
apps are running, the slowdown is noticeable but management, and none of
the apps crash.
Try that with XP.
Plus, even though VISTA 64 is way ahead of its time right now, there are
some great new apps coming that will take advantage of it. As soon as
some start appearing, my current desktop will become a server and I'll
build a new 64-bit box.
What apps you use should always drive the OS decision.
And *most* new software will be developed with Vista in mind.
XP will be good for many more years for most people,
but if I was buying a PC/Laptop with 64 bit processor, I'd chose
Vista as the "free" OS to bundle in.
At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or
less compelled to go to Vista anyway.

--Vic- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Of course dual boot is still an option but you have to do Vista first.


VMWare

On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:59:58 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

At some point XP will have too many drawbacks, and you'll be more or
less compelled to go to Vista anyway.

Since we are not yet at that point with Win2K, it seems likely that XP
has a few good years left in it.